guest_writer 0 2008-07-06T00:00:00Z Management at Lev Leviev Diamond Polishing Company (LLD) in Windhoek, Namibia is threatening to fire 153 diamond polishers who have been on strike since June 19th protesting abusive managers as well as overdue job appraisals, promotions, wages and outstanding overtime pay. The company, owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev, whose companies are already a target of global condemnation for building Israeli settlements in the West Bank in violation of international law, has suspended the 153 strikers and is threatening to begin disciplinary hearings to fire them, claiming the strike is illegal. Ny -- 52802 false 2008-07-05T09:54:30Z Adalah 0 18106 0 1 Striking Namibian Workers support-striking-namibian-workers-at-lev-leviev-diamonds-by-ny-adalah Protest Firing Threats, Abusive Managers 2009-09-25T12:48:05Z 13850